Vending apparatus.



PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

T. M. A. SURY.

VENDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23.1905.

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THEODOR M. A. SURY, or CLEVELAND, oruo.

vsnome APPARATUS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

I Application filed. larch 23, 1906- Serial No. 251,696.

T aZZ whoirt it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Tnnonon M. A. SURY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful .Im rovements in Vending A paratus, of

which the followin is a spec' cation.

vThis invention re ates to a coin-controlled apparatus for delivering measured quantities o a beverage or other l1quid I The object of the inventlon is to provide an apparatus of this kind which is com ara-i tivel-y simple of construction and e cient and reliable in o eration.

The referre Y the guard-slide; and Fig. is a similar view of the guide block or piece which tilts the coin and releases it from the guard-slide, so that it may drop through the coin-outlet into the coin-receptacle.

- Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 represents a casing which may be of any preferred form, construction, and dimensions and which is preferably made of metal, galvanized or granitized to prevent the same from rusting under the action of moisture or contained ice used to keep the liquid to be vended cool. I

This casingmay be surrounded by a non-conducting jacket 3 to'prevent the same from becoming unduly affected by external temperatures, the said casing 1 having a bottom 4, forming a base common to both the jacket and casing, and a lid or cover 5, closing the top of the casing and which may be provided with a metallic lining 6. The lid or cover 5 is preferably hinged or pivoted to the jacket, so as to be conveniently opened, and ma be held closed by any preferred type of 100 g means. The casing forms an inclosure for a storage-receptacle 7, designed to contain the beverage or liquid to be vended, which reembodiment of the invention is ustrated in the accompanying drawceptacle may be provided with supportinglegs 8 to rest u on the base of the casing and hold it suitab y centered therein and at a proper elevation. The upper end of the receptacle 7 is closed by a cover 9, which may be removed when it is desired to clean or replenish the same with li uid.

Depending from the ottom of the receptacle 7 is a measuring vessel 10, which may I be of any capacity to receive and measure a determined amount of li uid to be vended for a rescnbed coin. This receptacle is provide with an inclined bottom 11, terminating in a horizontal valve-seat 12, from which leads a discharge-stem 13, to which is connected a discharge-p' e 14, extending to the exterior through the i ront wall of the casing 7 and terminating at its outer end in a discharge-nozzle 15. The measuring-receptacle is closed by a cap or cover-plate 16, re-

movably secured to the bottom of the storage-receptacle in any preferred manner and having an inlet 17 rising minatm in a frusto-comcal valve-seat 18.

therefrom and ter- The e notion of liquid from the measurlngreceptacle 10 to the pipe 14 is controlled by a frusto-conical valve 19, which is adapted to rest upon the seat 12 and inclined bottom walls 11 of said receptacle and is attached to the lower end of an operating-stem 20, passing upwardly through the measurin vessel and storage-chamber and also throug a sleeve or tubular stem 21, carrying at its lower end a frusto-conical valve 22, adapted to engage the seat 18 and controlling the admission ,of liquid to the measuring vessel 10 from the storage-receptacle 7. The sleeve or tubular stem 21 forms a guide for the stem 20 and is itself guided by the body portion of a spider or armed brace 23, fixed upon the interior of the receptacle 7,, through which it loosely passes. The u per end of the stem 20 is directly connecte to the inner end of a controlling-cord 24, by which it may be lifted to open the valve 19, while the tubular stem 21 it provided at its upper end with a lug 25, slotted to receive a pin 26 on one end of a rocking arm or lever 27, centrally pivoted upon a rod 28, suitably fixed to the receptacle 7 and connected at its opposite end by a short cord or flexible connection 29 to the controlling-cord 24.

The normal position of the parts 18 shown in Fig. 1, from which it Wlll be seen that the g opening the valve 19to permit the contents the vessel to discharge and at the same time through the connection 29 rocks the arm 27 thereby depressing the stem 21, so as I to force the valve 22 to closed position, the

connections being so proportioned and disposed that the valve 22 will close slightly in advance of the period ofopening the valve 19, so as to cut off the flow of liquid from the receptacle 7 to the measuring vessel 10 just before the contents of said vessel begin to discharge throligh the outlet controlled by the valve 19. ence when the cord 24 is actuated a prescribed or measured amount of liquid only will be permitted to. ass through 1 the pipe 14 and to be supplie to the purchaser or consumer.

The cord 24 passes at its upper end toward the front of the casing over suitable guidepulleys and thence downwardly through a guide-tube 31 communicating at its lower end with a casing-section 32, secured upon the interior of the casing 1 in line with an opening 33 therein and containing a guidepulley 34, around which the lower end of the 1 cord 24 passes and is guided.

Secured to the outer side of the casing 1 in line w th the opening 33 is a casing-section 35, which forms with the casing-section 32 a receptacle for a guard-slide 36, consisting of I a long and narrow block or plate, the rear 7 portion of whlch projects through the open- 33 into the casing-section 32 and is proin .vided with an eye 37, to which the lower end i ,of the cord 24 is attached. The forward porforward portion 40 of the slide.

7 tion of thell1ard slide projects into the rear portion oft ecasinlg-section 35 and is provided With a vertica lug or offset 38, formed with a. forwardly-projecting bifurcated or slotted'guide 39 overhanging the outer and This slotted guide 39 receives a coin-guide block or piece half 41' secured to the upper portion of the rear of the casing-sect1on 35 in rear of a coininlet slot 42 ,formed therein, and above acoinoutlet slot 43 and is provided with a beveled .-;'or inclined 'de-face 44, extending from the rear edge 0 the slot 42 to a point above the rear edge of the slot 43. The slide 36 is nor- :mally pressed outward by a spring 44, lo-- catedin the casmg-section 32, and has its front portion 40 andfree ends of the armsof the ifurcated por ion 39 arranged just in rear of the slot 42, so that a coin de osited in said slot will drop into the rear hal of the casing section 35 in advance of said portions of the v slide and behind the inner operating end of a "plunger 46, as hereinafter described. The

d1 war (ye by which it may be conveniently pushed inwhile the inner end of said fplunger is provi d with an upper beveled ace 49 to 006 erate with the beveled face 44 of the gui e-block 41 to pro erly position thecoin to dischar e through t e outlet 43 and to prevent inter erence with its discharge by the slide 36. The coins discharging through the outlet43 fall into a coin-receptacle 50, dis posed below the casing-section 35 and provided with a suitable door 51, which may be locked by any preferred type of fastener.

When a coin is deposited in the slot 42, it falls between the inner end of the lunger and the front portion of the guard- 'de 36, and thus operatively connects the plunger with the guard-slide, as normally the plunger ma be. moved inwardly without actuating sai slide, as the plunger will simply play between the portions 39 and 40 of the slide. With a coin in position the inward movement of the plunger 46 will throu h the coin transfer motion to the slide 36, t us pulling down upon the cord 24 and operating the valves to discharge liquid, as previously explained. As the slide moves rearwardly the coin is held between the same and the lunger until the coin strikes the inclined su ace 44 of the coin-guide block v41, when the coin will be tilted and will rest in tilted position with its upper face against said portion 44 and its lower face against the beveled 'surface'49 of the plunger, so that the coin will be brought to a horlzontal position to drop downward through the slot 43 when the slide .36 has reached the limit of its inward movement and before it can be projected outwardly under the action of its spr ng 44 to interfere with ofthe coin after the re the downward fee lease of the plunger 46. The plunger 46 is restored to its normal position u on eing released by a spring 46, one end 0 which is secured thereto, and the other end bears against the partition '47, the spring thus lying in a chamber formed in the forward or outer end of the casing-section 35, as clearly shown in within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of a storage-receptacle, a measuring vessel communicating therewith, a valve normally open and controlling the flow of liquid from the receptacle to the vessel, a valve normally closed and controlling the outlet of measured liquid from the vessel, stems attached to said valves, one of said stems being movable within the other stem, an operating device attached to one stem, and a reverselyoperating connection connecting said operating device with the other stem.

2. In a liquid-vending apparatus, the combination of a storage-receptacle, a measuring vessel communicating therewith, a valve normally open and controlling the flow of liquid from the receptacle to the vessel, a valve normally closed and controlling the outlet of measured liquid from the vessel, stems atmovable within the other stem, a sliding spring-retracted controlling device, a flexible operating connection between said device and the stem of the normally closed valve, an

in presence of two witnesses.

' THEODOR M. A. SURY.

Witnesses:

THOMAS MAINS, ANDY A. KERR.

tached to said valve, one of said stems being 2 5 intermediately-pivoted lever linked at oneo In testimony whereof I 'affix my signature 5 

